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Former ambassador daniel fried, he recently retired from the state department after 40 years of service across the globe, he's here in his personal capacity, not as a u.s. government official. ambassador fried, thank you for being here, appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> i've never read the parting speech of a former diplomat leaving the state department before but i read yours because it was recommended to me by so many people as a seminal view of where we are in the world. do you feel like we are at a pivot point in world history in terms of the western liberal order? >> we did reall...

The possibility of change, that values have power and that time and patience can pay off, especially if you're serious about your objectives. nothing can be taken for granted and this great achievement is now under assault by russia. but what we did in my time is no less honorable. it is for the present generation to defend." that is from the farewell speech of ambassador daniel fried, former ambassador daniel fried, he recently retired from the state department after 40 years of service across the globe, he's here in his personal capacity, not as a u.s. government official. ambassador fried, ...

Particularly when it comes to dealing with russia. which makes sense, right? you want to avoid getting rolled. you want to avoid getting outmaneuvered or tricked. particularly when we are a country where leaders turn over every few years and in russia, vladimir putin has been in charge for 17 years and counting, right? that's a disadvantage for us in terms of knowing the players, having a long-term plan. it makes sense in that environment that you would hold on in the u.s. government to the people who know their way around this particular block. that's how you end up with a guy like him. the m...

>> sure, sure. we're back with ambassador daniel fried, very recently retired from the state department after 40 years of service. mr. ambassador, had the trump administration asked you to stay, would you have stayed? woman: on the gulf coast, new exxonmobil projects are expected to create over 45,000 jobs. and each job created by the energy industry supports two others in the community. altogether, the industry supports over 9 million jobs nationwide. these are jobs that natural gas is helping make happen, all while reducing america's emissions. energy lives here. all while reducing america...

Less honorable. it is for the present generation to defend." that is from the farewell speech of ambassador daniel fried, former ambassador daniel fried, he recently retired from the state department after 40 years of service across the globe, he's here in his personal capacity, not as a u.s. government official. ambassador fried, thank you for being here, appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> i've never read the parting speech of a former diplomat leaving the state department before but i read yours because it was recommended to me by so many people as a seminal view of where we are in t...